Posted on Mar 31, 2016
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Navy's top enlisted leader is wrapping up job title review. Intent is to remove "man" from job titles, such as corpsman, to make them gender neutral. All Air Force members are referred to as "airmen" and three enlisted ranks include "man" in their title. What would you suggest as an alternative to "airman"? (You can have fun with this, but serious alternatives also are appreciated.)
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Edited 10 y ago
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I'd love to see leadership stop being Politically correct so much. I've seen for myself how basic training has degraded and how the military in general is so quick to get on the political band wagon. Get back to thinking problems out instead of going off in any direction as the wind blows.
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Much like 'congress member' and 'council member,' Air Force member seems an appropriate alternative. 'Aires' could be up for consideration.
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ALCON, Juxtapose our beloved mascot next to our sisters and tradition may have already issued our branding that exacts our Warrior Ethos, Excellence-in-Airmanship and sustains the Alpha Line-up—Falcons, Marines, Sailors and Soldiers.
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Well if we are going this far, we might as well remove the "man" from woman and the "male" from female... Arnt we getting alittle Ridiculous.
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I agree with everyone on leaving it alone. Use resources wisely and fix REAL problems. I can't imagine how much money it will cost to create a separate labels or even fathom how many require change. I never even thought of this issue my entire time on active duty, perhaps someone with too much free time should find better ways to use their skills and time. Just my .02.
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